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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08081995 - C92 C q TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra FROM: Robert Hofmann, Acting Director IIS_ Costa +' Social Service Department s ._... •��= County PATE: August 1, 1995 SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE a contract with Bi-Bett Corporation to provide General Assistance non-residential drug and alcohol recovery services. SPECIFIC REOUEST(S).OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Acting Social Service Director, or his designee, to contract with Bi-Bett Corporation, as the result of an open RFP process, for the provision of non-residential drug and alcohol services for General Assistance (GA) applicants. This contract will be for the period of September 1, 1995 through August 31, 1996 for the amount of $400, 000. FISCAL: All County expense, included in the 1995/96 budget. BACKGROUND; This contract is designed to provide specific non-residential drug and alcohol recovery services to GA recipients with substance abuse problems. Program services shall be provided in a substance-free environment and include drug and alcohol abuse education, drug testing and individual and group counseling. Clients will be referred for alcohol and drug recovery services following substance abuse screening and confirmation. Drug and Alcohol recovery services shall be located in West, Central and East County. GA applicants and recipients who are identified with substance abuse problems are required to participate in drug or alcohol treatment services as a condition of eligibility to GA. Failure or refusal to comply with the treatment program may result in discontinuance of aid and sanction. The process consists of three parts; 1) screening of applicants using a testing instrument; 2) confirmation of the screening test results by drug and alcohol professionals; 3) and required participation of clients confirmed with substance abuse problems in drug or alcohol recovery services. Only those GA clients specifically referred by SSD are eligible for services under this contract. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATUREM: : ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS(ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. n CC: Contact: J. Lee 3-1861 ATTESTED v1 S SOCIAL SERVICE (CONTRACTS UNIT) PHIL BATCH R,CCLERK'014HE BOARD OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AUDITOR-CONTROLLER CONTRACTOR BYDEPUTY M382 (10/88)